The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-02-05

-, ,r-~at elephant that 'N'' ""'N'' a. "
IL. ado in the United States was FORE
circu. vii known big elephant Romeo. lie /
pas c,,il OF mischief rs monSey, ana as /
wa '.-.,,,s a. dynamite mine. lie was not /
dams lis but always bad, and his at /
o~' >" aver know when his big trunk was /
o''-' ,. ewing At them with the force OF
goiI am He considered every man |
oa' ..al.8 With the F0repaugh show his /
r"' -, He had a special dislike TO
80. ror.p,ugh, ar, and never lost an OPP
Ai.- -, ~ attempt tho votoran showmanS
Ub.n.yer Mr. Forepsugh went near
JIG .,,,d make swips at him with his
hN' thros At him the first missile he
u' Whom the show came 20 Phia-
oo.--. :. winter Romeo had TO be chained
.,,5tl, " big room alons, out OF reach
IN ~ .od TOP. His chains had to be
..8 20 post anchored about ten feet IN
md His hind legs had 10 be fastened
u, in, stretched obliQuely out and back
fron him -;,,..,. o. % fam
..i,-t Romeo u WAS necessary 10 lhro"
"a hsat him into submission. The
-, WAS accomplished by fastening
- 80 tackle 10 the chains on the hind
,D.-4 drawing those members up under his
~. t.,lv until he was compelled to lot HIM
os =, Once down ho was chained tight
,t.ft vbi'e dozsn mon would surround
81 thrash him with poles until he
.-.-,ro.,1 enough" II frequently took ten
-, ~ b.at him into submission, and he was
-, liant living on tbs floor for three or four
5,v, before be would Give IN.
m, lass seven years Of his life Romeo de-
,.r3.i on one eye to guido his elephantlne
-, .br9uyh lie. The other was shot out by
al. t.aper. stuart Craven, ono day IN tho IAN
~ 1907. ON Ridge avenue, Philadelphia, aIter
Do had broken down the brick wall OF
.t..r.nel house whore Forepaugh was win
Eng Romeo took a notion 70 wander, ana
sftar raising merry war among tho other
o.i,p,rs liz butted down the brick wall oil the
hons. and started down the Ridge Stuart
C-,r.n followed him with a shotgun ana
omitted about a pound Of shot into Romeo 5
Io,.b-r hide One load took effect in one OF
I,s svos and blinded him, and at the same
lima conquered the big brute so that he al
lowed himself to be driven back to his
quarters. ,r.,o4
4.
Pa. bv throwing him against wall ana
then getting him in front of him and kneel-
ipy mon him. Elephant George an attend
ort was nearly drowned by him while riding
across . river on the elephant neck. kolneo
diyd three times in the attempt 10 drown
Gaar~. who was rescued just in time by the
other people of the show, who went after nm
in boats
Romeo died in Chicago in 1872 from lock
law caused by the sores made on his ankles
bvto shacklcs. His skeleton Is now mount
edn tho College Of Surgeons and Physicians
mCb.cogo. I'm his time he killed three mel
ortsastrovsd $4,000 worth of property.
r1-7li an elephant that was owned by
John OBrien. had a propensity to knocl
down and kneel upon anybody who was neaI
him when be- took one of his fits of bad TEN
Dar He was a hard animal 10 conquer, anC
it frequently took several days thrashnS
He was killed in 1871 in an attempt to subdu
him He was kept lying down for four day
on damp ground after thrashing, and IN
caught cold and died Of pneumonia
Chief and Queen. two elephants of the Bar
mum herd were sold 10 Mr.. Forepaugh las
spring for $1,000 This low price was &C
ceptaI for them ON account Of their danger
Gus temper. Queen had an uneXplanabl
hatred for James A. Bailey, Of Baunum
Bailey & Hutchinson, from the first time sh
saw him. and the big brute never lost an or
portmty 10 make an attempt upon his hiC
Al the opening Of theseason two years ago
Madison Square garden, henearly succeede
IN accomplishing her designs on Mr. Bailey
Qleen was in the procession coming down III
track. and Mr. Bailey was walking in the OF
pos.te direction When Queen saw him con
inc She edged out toward him, and as MI
Bailey got opposite her there was post o'
hind bin. Queen saw her opportunity an
swerved suddenly toward him, attempting
catch him between her huge body and III
post and squeeze him to death, but Bailey sa
her purpose just in time and sprang aside e
Gaping bv q hairs breadth.
Picsaninny, the little clown elephan
known all over the country on account OF b
funny performances with the clown, Charl
Mccarthy, was performing at Slocums MI
strels several weeks ago, and kept his temp
well enough until the last night, when he toC
anotion 10 play the bad elephant. lie start'
by knocking his keeper down, and then plck'
him up and threw him against the wall. II
man was nearly dead when Mccarthy re
Cuel him
Emperor, who was Jumbo's side partn
with the Barnum show during the season .
fore last. took q fit Of stubbornneSs on him
Troy \ y, while being driven through {
street and he broke away and went on
rampage lie got into an iron foundry al
burned bis feet, and then ran into crowd
street Before me was caught and chained
had injured four men and a woman, and hi
done 50 900 worth Of other damage.
When Adam Forepaugh started IN I
meuagerie business he had but two elephar
with him. They were Romeo, the wicked'
in the country, and Annie, a black Afrlc
elephant the trickiest ON the road 1t
Amics delight to brighten farmers tear
into running away, and Shewas never happ
than when she could scare "a COW out OF sew
year, milk. Whenever she saw COW on
road out went the big ears like sails, tru
and t,n were elevated, ana with soul hi
rowing series Of trumpetings Annie woI
make at the cow, aud in about five secor
that COW surrounded by cloud OF du